Veteran Springboks full-back Willie le Roux looks set to continue playing his club rugby at the Bulls after it was initially revealed that he would be leaving the Pretoria-based outfit.
With his contract at Leicester Tigers expiring at the end of the season, double World Cup-winning flyhalf Handre Pollard is hot property.
Springbok lock Lood de Jager continued on his road to Bok redemption with another solid performance in Japan League One this past weekend.
Although Pieter-Steph du Toit is expected to miss the bulk of the Japan Rugby League One season with a shoulder injury, he should be back in time for the first Springbok Test of the year.
Blitzbok coach Philip Snyman has emphasized the need for improved discipline and sharper execution after South Africa's fourth-place finish at the HSBC SVNS tournament in Perth.
Australia upset the Blitzboks 17-12 in the semi-finals of the HSBC SVNS Perth after Aden Ekanayake scored the winning try in a sudden-death play-off.